公开(公告)号：US20230234686A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18001360

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: ABB Oy

Inventor： Bin Liu ,  Veli-Pekka Peljo ,  Peter Fransson ,  Arne Trangärd ,  Wei Ji ,  Winston Garcia-Gabin ,  Kateryna Mishchenko ,  Jari Kivelä ,  Kai Karila ,  Matti Kivioja

IPC: B63H1/10

CPC classification number: B63H1/10

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program for controlling propulsion of marine vessel. The propulsion is implemented by a foil wheel propulsion system. The method includes: receiving a wheel operation status from a wheel drive; receiving a plurality of foil operation statuses from a plurality of foil drives; receiving a command from a vessel control system; generating wheel control data for the wheel drive to control a foil pitch function of the foil wheel propulsion system based on the command in view of the wheel operation status; and generating foil control data for the plurality of the foil drives to further control the foil pitch function of the foil wheel propulsion system based on the command in view of the wheel operation status and the plurality of foil operation statuses, wherein a reference torque of the foil control data for each foil drive is generated using a foil feedforward model.

公开(公告)号：US20230234690A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18001344

申请日：2020-06-11

Applicant: ABB Oy

Inventor： Mika Nuutinen ,  Wei Ji ,  Bin Liu ,  Veli-Pekka Peljo ,  Winston Garcia-Gabin ,  Kateryna Mishchenko

IPC: B63H21/21 ,  B63B1/28

CPC classification number: B63H21/21 ,  B63B1/28 ,  B63H2021/216

Abstract: A method of controlling a propulsion system of a marine vehicle by a controller, which forms data on a pitch angle (γ(θ)) of at least one foil based on an angularly variable wake field (W(θ)) affecting the at least one foil and an angle (θ) of a rotation of the foil wheel. An actuator arrangement that receives the data from the controller sets the at least one foil at the pitch angle (γ(θ)) based on the data.